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Right now: Minister asks the president to pause the controversial bill
The protests in Israel are growing. The demonstrations against the bill that gives the government more power over the country’s highest court have been going on for twelve weeks. Now the country’s defense minister has called on President Benjamin Netanyahu to pause the reform plans. Ekot’s correspondent Johan Mathias Sommarström reports directly from Tel Aviv. […]
The tactics that make Erdogan a feared negotiator
Sveriges Radio’s Turkey correspondent Johan Mathias Sommarström tells how President Recep Tayyip Erdogan does to win negotiations. Erdogan is known as a tough negotiator. But at the same time, you can never count him out – at the last moment he can completely turn around. On March 9, talks between Turkey, Sweden and Finland about […]
That’s how Ukraine’s resistance has hindered Putin’s army
Sveriges Radio’s correspondents Lubna El-Shanti and Johan Mathias Sommarström have covered Putin’s war against Ukraine since the large-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. Hear them tell about the people they cannot forget – Ukrainians who resist and defy Putin in their everyday lives. The news podcast Today’s Eco gives you a story every weekday […]
PODDEN IN UKRAINE: This is how Ukraine stands against Putin
There are air raids and shelling during the recording, when the pod is on location in Ukraine. Our two deployed teams are partly close to the front and partly in the capital, Kiev. Hear about the reactions to the US president’s visit to Kiev, about everyday life in the war and about the struggle to […]
Swedish Pernilla woke up from the earthquake: “I was terrified”
Hear Swedish Pernilla Alagöz who lives in Gaziantep. She was sleeping with her husband and children, aged six and four, when the quake hit. Hear also Johan-Mathias SommarströmMiddle East Correspondent. From P1 Morning Monday 6 February. Responsible publisher P1 Morgon: Klas Wolf-Watz.
Attack on synagogue in East Jerusalem – at least seven dead
In East Jerusalem, at least seven people have been killed in a shooting in a synagogue, reports the Israeli rescue service. According to Israeli authorities, the shooter has been neutralized by security forces. Hear Sveriges Radio’s correspondent Johan Mathias Sommarström.
Kateryna Martyniuk
On February 24, life changed for Kateryna Martyniuk. She was born in Ukraine, where she is studying at the University of Lviv, where she studied Swedish for three years. Despite a life with constant flight alarms and reports from friends at the front, she has chosen to stay. In the mornings Kateryna Martyniuk studies at […]
Antiryska sanktioner fungerar inte Kroatiens president
EU-medborgare i stället för Moskva känner smärtan, beklagar Zoran Milanovic Den ryska rubeln blir starkare samtidigt som EU-medborgare måste klara av högre priser på grund av sanktioner som helt enkelt inte fungerar, klagade Kroatiens president Zoran Milanovic på tisdagen. Han kallade EU:s förklaring till det partiella olje- och gasembargot “förolämpande” och sa att Zagreb hade […]
407: Erdogan’s demands on Magdalena Andersson
Turkey opposes Swedish NATO membership Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey will not approve a Swedish and a Finnish NATO membership. How is it and how far is Sweden willing to go to meet him? A historic week in Swedish politics It went fast and now it’s clear: Sweden is applying for […]
Per Gunnar Evander is dead
He is also a well-known host for Sommar in P1, as he has spoken 14 times in the summer, the most recent occasion was in 1999. Per Gunnar Evander turned 89 years old. This is a live broadcast from Ekot from Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
The author Per Gunnar Evander is dead
The author Per Gunnar Evander has died, the family for Ekot confirms. Per Gunnar Evander made his debut in 1965, has written about 30 books and received SvD’s literature prize in 1969, and Litteraturfrämjandet’s major novel prize in 1975. He is also a well-known host for Sommar in P1, when he talked 16 times in […]
VMA in Uppsala municipality •
About Kjell Lönnå Started his first choir as a 15-year-old and is strongly associated with Sundsvall as leader of the city’s chamber choir since the start in 1965. Has led choirs in radio and television since 1957 and has been the host of a variety of television programs, including and SVT’s Café Sundsvall and Playful […]
Right now: Russia storms steel plant in Mariupol
Russia has attacked the large steel plant in Mariupol in Ukraine with both artillery and aircraft, both the Russian Ministry of Defense and Ukraine state to international news agencies. Earlier today, there were reports that about 200 civilians are still at the steelworks, along with Ukrainian soldiers. Listen to our correspondent Johan Mathias Sommarström directly […]
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The Russian logic behind the abuses of civilians
Civilians shot in the neck, some with their hands tied behind their backs. Rocket fire on families trying to evacuate. Pictures from the cities of Butja, Irpin and Borodjanka testify to the brutality of the Russian military. In P4 Världen tells Malcolm Dixelius, journalist and Russian expert, on the methods of the Russian army and […]
The latest from Ukraine and about the abuses of civilians
In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Russian troops have left massive devastation and great human suffering behind as they recently withdrew from the suburbs. There are many testimonies of abuse and suspected war crimes. Listen to Ekot’s correspondent Johan-Mathias Sommarström directly from Kyiv. The feature was broadcast for the first time on P1 morning on April […]
Witnesses in Butja: “When you look around you cry”
“We have just come out of hell,” says Valentina as she meets our correspondents who visited Butja after Russia’s retreat from the area. There are still body parts on the streets that no one has yet removed. Reporters in Ukraine: Lubna El-Shanti and Johan-Mathias Sommarström. Sent on P1 morning on Wednesday 6 April 2022. Responsible […]
Sven Melander
In his Sommarprat, Sven Melander says that he is a trained civil engineer – a profession in which he has never worked. Instead, he trained as a journalist and worked for a few years at both Expressen and Aftonbladet. There he meets Åke Cato and we get to know how it went when they became […]
It happened during the war in Ukraine
Participants: Julia Brynolfsson, transmitter Lubna El-Shanti, Baltic Sea correspondent Johan Mathias Sommarström, Middle East correspondent. Broadcast on P1 on March 18 at 07.00.
Listeners’ questions about the war in Ukraine
Participants: Lubna el-Shanti and Johan-Mathias Sommarström, correspondents on site in Lviv, Ukraine, former Lieutenant Colonel Jörgen Elfving, former head of the Defense Intelligence School and employee at MUST and Alexandra Stråberg, chief economist at Länsförsäkringar. Host: Titti Schulz. The episode comes from P4 Extra which was broadcast on March 9, 2022 at 2 p.m.
Right now: Ask your questions about the war in Ukraine
P4 Extra devotes an hour to the war in Ukraine – where listeners can call in and get answers from both experts and Swedish Radio’s correspondents on site. Those who answer questions are: Jörgen Elfving, former lieutenant colonel and former head of the Swedish Armed Forces’ intelligence school and an employee at MUST. Alexandra Stråberg, […]
Latest on the war in Ukraine
Participants: Lubna El-Shanti and Johan Mathias Sommarström from Lviv in Ukraine, Alex Wade, emergency coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières and Malena Britz at the Swedish National Defense College. Kajsa Boglind is the host. The clip is a live broadcast from Ekot which was broadcast on March 6, 2022 at 16.03.
Difficult humanitarian situation – hospitals are attacked
Hear the latest about the war in Ukraine. Participants: Lubna El-Shanti and Johan Mathias Sommarström from Lviv in Ukraine, Alex Wade, emergency coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières and Malena Britz at the Swedish National Defense College. Kajsa Boglind is the host.
In Lviv, almost everyone is fleeing the war
Listen to the correspondents Lubna El-Shanti and Johan-Mathias Sommarström. The clip comes from Good Morning World March 6, 2022.
The story of the terrorist group IS return
In January 2022, the terrorist group IS suddenly attacked a prison in the city of Hassakah in Syria, with the goal of releasing IS supporters. It was a several-day battle between IS and Kurdish-led forces that received support from American fighter jets and American soldiers. Young boys who had been child soldiers for IS were […]
Right now: Russian military on its way into Kharkiv
The echo transmits immediately Several guests and correspondents report on the continued development in Ukraine. From Ekot’s foreign editorial office, we hear Johanna Melén, Johan Mathias Sommarström and Sten Sjöström. Talks also with Marie Mörth, head of global response at the Red Cross, Joakim Paasikivi, lieutenant colonel and teacher of military strategy at the Swedish […]
Nils van der Poel
Last winter, Nils van der Poel surprisingly became world champion in skating at the distances of 5,000 and 10,000 meters. He has previously become junior world champion twice and taken lots of Swedish Championship gold. Nils van der Poel has always gone his own way. In 2018, he took a break from the competition and […]
Björn Natthiko Lindeblad
The world is as you are! – The moment at the hospital in Varberg was not the first time in 2018 that death tapped its gnarled finger on my shoulder, says Björn Natthiko Lindeblad in his Sommar. He is a graduate in economics who dropped out of a managerial career and gave away everything he […]
Locked-in princesses – the scandals in the Middle East royal house
Princess Latifa in Dubai made a dramatic escape attempt on a jet ski but was forcibly returned to the country. She started smuggling out secret videos about her being held captive by her family. Some time later, Princess Haya, who was married to Latifa’s father, escaped. At the center of the accusations is Mohammed bin […]
After the IS terror – now they are celebrating Christmas again
P1’s Middle East podcast tells of glittering, lavish Christmas traditions in Bethlehem where Jesus is said to have been born and of twinkling neon Christmas lights in Baghdad and Cairo. But despite the fact that some describe Christmas as a time of joy and coexistence between religions, Christian groups have shrunk in the Middle East. […]
Trump’s Grand Middle East Peace Plan – Part 2 of 2
A number of US presidents have had the ambition to resolve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Donald Trump went out hard and said he would do what everyone else before him failed at. But neither did he get the parties to make peace. Trump began by recognizing Israel as the capital of Jerusalem, which […]
Lost peace attempts between Israelis and Palestinians – part 1 of 2
The conflict between Israel and Palestine is painful and very difficult to resolve. On September 13, 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat signed a historic agreement, the so-called Oslo Accords. It was the first direct agreement between Israeli and Palestinian leaders and a first historic handshake. Since then, a number […]
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Vintervärdarnas Sommarprat
The brutal end for Saddam Hussein – Part 2 of 2
In March 2003, then-US President George W. Bush gave an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein – that the dictator and his sons must leave Iraq within 48 hours. But Saddam Hussein remained and the US-led invasion began. Hear about Iraq’s then-Information Minister “Baghdad-Bob” who denied that US troops were in the country despite the fact that […]
Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist – part 1 of 2
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein became notorious for his oppression of dissidents and minorities. The Anfal campaign targeting the Kurdish minority bombed villages and killed thousands with chemical weapons. He led the country in wars against Iran and Kuwait, wars that are believed to have cost millions of lives. Saddam Hussein himself lived in luxury in […]
About swearing and making love in three languages with Johar Bendjelloul
We tell about the most poetic expressions of love and the dirtiest insults in Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish. One of the most notorious public insults was when Syria’s then defense minister called Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat “the son of 60,000 dogs, you son of 60,000 prostitutes.” In 2008, US President George W Bush ducked when […]
The assassination of Muammar al-Gaddafi – the story of Libya’s dictator
Libya has been ruled by Muammar al-Gaddafi for more than 40 years. He nationalized oil and increased the country’s prosperity and launched his own political philosophy in the book “The Green Book”. Gaddafi was known for his eccentric style of dress and for setting up his own Bedouin tent at international meetings. But he was […]
They live in the world’s most dangerous weather
Extreme heat is the most dangerous weather that harvests the most human lives. In the summer of 2021, it was more than 50 degrees hot in six countries in the Middle East. Here, the climate crisis is already a fact. But in Iraq, for example, the electricity grids are mostly like tangled balls and there […]
Turkish soaps taking the world by storm
Today, Turkey is the world’s second largest producer of TV drama, with stories of sultans, love chaos and power struggles spreading around the world. Through TV series such as “The Magnificent Century / Muhteşem Yüzyıl”, Turkey exports its version of history. Soft Power through football clubs and hair transplantsWe also describe why rock-rich oil countries […]
Ivar was only one year Part 2/2 Homecoming
Johanna Isaksson’s son Ivar was born seven weeks premature and suffered a brain injury. For four months, the son is cared for in the neonatal ward and struggles with constant dips in oxygenation. Will the family ever be allowed to come home to another life? Then comes the message. The family has finally been granted […]
Historical enemies – the power struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran
When the Prophet Muhammad died in the sixth century, a dispute arose over who would succeed him. The Muslims of the world were divided into two main branches, Sunni and Shia. For centuries, Sunni and Shia Muslims have lived side by side, but political forces have fueled tensions between them. Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and […]
Ivar was only one year Part 1/2 The fight in the neonatal ward
Seven weeks before that child is expected to arrive, Johanna Isaksson suffers from severe pain and is rushed to hospital. Ivar is born with a brain injury and Johanna, Alexander and her daughter Maj must now learn to live in a completely new reality – in the neonatal ward at Södersjukhuset in Stockholm. This is […]
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – and the genocide that shook the world
The story of the 36-year-old Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, often referred to as MBS. About palace intrigue and power games. To seize power, he had his cousin deposed and locked up several hundred princes and other rulers in the luxury hotel Ritz-Carlton. Mohammed bin Salman has been called a visionary dream prince who […]
The story of the hummus war and the kebab fight
About the food that splits and unites. We tell about the most delicious dishes and the most exciting taste experiences, as when our correspondents ate sheep’s eye and brain. Hear about imaginative names on dishes like “that which burns the finger”, “the bird’s head” and “his mother’s milk”. In addition, about Turkish soft-power through the […]
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This is how the children of IS fighters are educated to become the jihadists of the future
About the terrorist sect IS roots and what happens now. Hear about children described as “ticking bombs” and how mothers encourage children to avenge their fathers. We tell about the smell of the perfume our correspondent found on abandoned IS bases and about the Swedish jihadist who banned music at his wedding, but how the […]
Inherited from Usama Bin Laden
On the rise, fall and return of global jihadism. Hear how our correspondent ended up with al-Qaeda by mistake and thought he was going to die, about getting a lift with the Taliban to the bathing lake and why the ideas of holy war live on despite the terrorist groups being crushed militarily. Also hear […]
Lina Watz
Lina Watz is one of the big names in the squad for this summer’s Paralympics in Tokyo. Lina Watz was born with fibula aplasia, which means that you do not have a calf bone. Many surgeries had tried to correct her foot and calf, but persistent pain made Lina choose amputation. She participated in the […]
Denise Rudberg
Since her debut in 2000 with “Väninnan”, Denise Rudberg has published about 30 novels and sold about 4 million books. Last year came the tenth book about the prosecutor’s secretary Marianne Jidhoff and the second part of the series “The Contractors”, about female code-breakers in World War II Sweden. The program begins with Denise Rudberg […]
Mathilda Hofling
Mathilda Hofling was chosen by the listeners to Lyssnarnas Sommarvärd 2021. She wants to tell about how she as a teenager was exposed to grooming online and how it tormented her throughout her upbringing. At the age of 13, she came in contact with an online person who tricked her into posting nude photos and […]
Nadim Ghazale
Nadim Ghazale works as a municipal police officer in Borås and as a lecturer. In recent years, he has been seen a lot in the media, including as a participant in the panel in the SVT program “Crime of the Week”. He often participates in the debate about crime and has many followers on Instagram […]
Sara Bruun
Sara Bruun works as a language teacher in Höör. She emphasizes the importance of reading and believes that it is also important to build relationships and to be consistent in order to succeed as a teacher. Sara Bruun has received the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ award for commendable teaching and has been awarded the […]
Anders “Ankan” Johansson
Anders “Ankan” Johansson was named comedian of the year 2020. Is one half of the duo “Anders and Måns” who, among other things, made the program “That’s how it works”. Played Vanheden in “Watch out for the Jönsson League” last year and was one of the panel in “Best in test”. Appears regularly in “Parliament”. […]
Zara Larsson
Zara Larsson is one of the brightest stars in the pop sky. This spring she did an acclaimed concert with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Zara broke through as a ten-year-old in 2008, and she has had great success both in Sweden and internationally, including with her latest album “Poster Girl”. Zara has received the […]
Selam Fessahaye
Selam Fessahaye’s debut show at the fashion week in Stockholm 2018 was a success that led to awards and nominations around the world. Her clothes have been worn by, among others, Crown Princess Victoria, Beyoncé, Tracee Ellis Ross, Rita Ora and Lil Nas X. Started his career as a costume designer in film and as […]
Nicolas Lunabba
Nicolas Lunabba is responsible for the organization Helamalmö, which has about 250 employees. Helamalmö works to create better living conditions for people in vulnerable areas, with a focus on children and young people. Nicolas Lunabba is often heard in the public debate. He has previously been a basketball player and coach. Nicolas Lunabba’s Summer is […]
Pia Cramling
Pia Cramling has been a professional chess player for 30 years. She is the grandmaster and the highest ranked female player in Sweden. She started playing chess at the age of 10 and participated as a fifteen-year-old in the Chess Olympics in Argentina in 1978. Pia Cramling shares several experiences with the character Beth in […]
Ullakarin Nyberg
Ullakarin Nyberg is one of Sweden’s foremost experts on suicide prevention, ie preventing suicide. She often lectures on the subject and has written several books, including “The Art of Saving Lives and Suicide Prevention in Practice”. She has previously worked as a cancer doctor at Radiumhemmet in Stockholm and also has personal experience of cancer. […]
Kenneth Gärdestad: Me and my brother Ted
It all started with the fuss about an accordion. In the end, the father said yes, and his sons Ted and Kenneth Gärdestad locked themselves in the studio to write song after song together. Together they produced many of Sweden’s most popular songs. Ted came up with the tunes, and Kenneth put his emotions into […]
Kenneth Gärdestad: Me and my brother Ted
It all started with the fuss about an accordion. In the end, the father said yes, and his sons Ted and Kenneth Gärdestad locked themselves in the studio to write song after song together. Together they produced many of Sweden’s most popular songs. Ted came up with the tunes, and Kenneth put his emotions into […]
Gizem Kling Erdogan
Gizem Kling Erdogan has been praised for his role as police officer Leah in SVT’s series “Thin Blue Line”. She received an award as Female Actress of the Year at Kristallengalan 2020 for her role in the series “Caliphate”. Plays PR manager in the Netflix series “Love & Anarchy”. Gizem Kling Erdogan is educated at […]
Anders “Ankan” Johansson
Anders “Ankan” Johansson was named comedian of the year 2020. Is one half of the duo “Anders and Måns” who, among other things, made the program “That’s how it works”. Played Vanheden in “Watch out for the Jönsson League” last year and was one of the panel in “Best in test”. Appears regularly in “Parliament”. […]
Rahel Belatchew
Rahel Belatchew believes that architecture is the foundation of people’s lives and that architecture and urban development can meet a changing lifestyle. She worked as an architect in Paris, Luxembourg and Tokyo before founding her architectural office in Stockholm. Examples of projects are Nacka’s upcoming landmark Discus and Flora House in the Midsummer Wreath. Rahel […]
Anna-Lena Laurén
Anna-Lena Laurén är Dagens Nyheters och Hufvudstadbladets korrespondent i Ryssland. I år kom hon ut med sin sjätte bok, ”Sammetsdiktaturen. Motstånd och medlöpare i dagens Ryssland”. Anna-Lena Laurén tilldelades 2021 det finska Stora Journalistpriset i klassen Årets journalist. Hon har tidigare fått svenska Publicistklubbens pris Guldpennan. Anna-Lena Lauréns Sommarprogram innehåller sisu, nåd och Gud. – […]
Alexandre Antonelli
Alexandre Antonelli is Head of Research at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. He has mainly studied the biological diversity of the tropics and worked to map the threats from environmental degradation. For this he has received several awards and he is today one of the world’s most cited researchers. Alexandre Antonelli’s Summer is about […]
Benjamin Ingrosso
Benjamin Ingrossos senaste album ”En gång i tiden (del 1) och (del 2)”, har fått genomgående hyllningar. Under våren 2021 såg vi också honom i det egna musik- och matprogrammet ”Benjamin’s” i TV4. Han gjorde succé i fjolårets upplaga av ”Så mycket bättre”. I sitt program berättar han om sin uppväxt som skilsmässobarn, och om […]
Gulden, tårarna och grodorna i Tokyo – Radiosportens OS-krönika
En dokumentär av Martin Marhlo, sommaren 2021.
Lina Watz
Lina Watz är ett av de stora namnen i truppen till sommarens Paralympics i Tokyo. Lina Watz föddes med fibula aplasi som innebär att man saknar ett vadben. Många operationer hade försökt rätta till hennes fot och vadben, men ihållande smärtor fick Lina att välja amputation. Hon deltog i Paralympics i Rio de Janiero 2016 […]
Claudia Olsson
Claudia Olsson verkar för att vi ska ta vara på digitaliseringens fulla potential. Hon har prisats som en av de mest kreativa och inflytelserika personerna i svenskt näringsliv och blev utnämnd till en av världens 100 främsta unga ledare av World Economic Forum. Claudia är en globalt eftertraktad digital strateg, och hon har grundat bolaget Stellar […]
Jessica Meir
Jessica Meir är en svensk-amerikansk astronaut som levde sju månader på rymdstationen ISS och utförde hundratals experiment. Tillsammans med en annan kvinnlig astronaut gjorde hon tre rymdpromenader. Det var första gången som endast kvinnor rymdpromenerade. Jessica Meir hade aldrig hemlängtan till jorden utan hade gärna stannat längre i rymden. Hon kom tillbaka mitt i coronapandemin. […]
Tousin “Tusse” Chiza
“Tusse” is the first artist to win both “Melodifestivalen” and “Idol”. On May 22, 2021, he defended Sweden’s colors in the “Eurovision song contest”. Tousin “Tusse” Chiza came to Sweden alone as an eight-year-old after fleeing the war in Congo-Kinshasa. He has lived with the Psilander family in Tällberg in Dalarna for several years. In […]
Sten Ljunggren
This year, Sten Ljunggren received an Honorary Gold Beetle for a more than 50-year career in film, theater and television. He has appeared in almost 150 films and television series. Hailed and loved for his roles in “Swedish hearts”, “Archipelago doctor” and was last seen in SVT’s Christmas calendar “Miracle”. On stage, Sten Ljunggren has […]
Sara Bruun
Sara Bruun works as a language teacher in Höör. She emphasizes the importance of reading and believes that it is also important to build relationships and to be consistent in order to succeed as a teacher. Sara Bruun has received the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ award for commendable teaching and has been awarded the […]
Lisen Bratt Fredricson
Entrepreneur and show jumper Lisen Bratt Fredricson has ridden two Olympics, won Swedish Championship gold and competed internationally for several decades. She runs several companies and has been voted the most powerful woman in equestrian sports and participated in SVT’s acclaimed series “Ryttareliten” together with her husband Peder. Lisen Bratt Fredricson breeds, trains and sells […]
Ingmar Skoog
Ingmar Skoog is the director of the Center for Aging and Health at the University of Gothenburg and is a frequently asked expert when it comes to the life and health of the elderly. During the pandemic, he has criticized politicians ‘and authorities’ prejudices and poor knowledge of older people. He also believes that the […]
“Protests against settlements became the spark that ignited the whole country”
In addition to the military violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, street-level violence is taking place in Israeli cities – something that has not occurred on such a large scale during previous armed conflicts in Israel. Reports of beatings, looting and arson come from many cities. “Many fear that it will escalate further. It […]
Sveriges Radio’s correspondent receives the Publicist Club’s award
Swedish Radio’s Middle East correspondent Johan Mathias Sommarström is awarded the Publicist Club’s grand prize in 2021. “For its ability to see the big in the small far from our latitudes”, is part of the Publicist Club’s motivation. This is the Publicist Club’s motivation. With eyes borrowed from starving children and exhausted women, he depicts […]
Israeli ground forces attack Gaza
Israeli ground troops are attacking targets in Gaza, according to the Israeli military. Hear our correspondent Johan-Mathias Sommarström about the development. Israel bombed the area on Thursday and gathered forces along the border.
Rocket attack on Israel – Hamas assumes responsibility
Rockets have been sent from Gaza against Israel, according to the news agency AFP, Hamas has taken on the attack. In recent days, there has been great unrest in East Jerusalem with clashes between Palestinian protesters and police, which have led to more than 300 people being injured. Hear our Middle Eastern correspondent Johan-Mathias Sommarström […]
Sommarström: In this conflict, the UN is a toothless tiger
There is unrest in Jerusalem and according to the rescue service, more than 100 people have been injured and many have been arrested. The background to the unrest is protests against a court process over the eviction of Palestinians in East Jerusalem. Hear Johan-Mathias Sommarström, Swedish Radio’s correspondent in the Middle East, about the latest […]
Where is Kôrv-Åke when you need him? Johan-Mathias Sommarström, Stockholm
Stockholm Friday. Lockdown again in Turkey so flee to the Swedish capital, here the thoughts are in full swing. Where is Kôrv-Åke when you need him? This friendly fiery soul from the heart of Sweden Borlänge who in a slightly noisy way could enlighten one about various truths, from the greatness of specific dance bands […]
The methods that bite men who strike
Participants: Johan-Mathias Sommarström, Istanbul correspondent, Caroline Kernen, Ungkorre, , Russia correspondent, Roger Wilson, New York correspondent, Peder Gustafsson, Asia correspondent. Host: Kajsa Boglind
Swedish stories on stage – Stolen child by Madeleine In Hwa Björk
When Madeleine in Hwa Björk begins to search for her roots on her own, she has the story she heard as a child with her. But something is wrong. She’s not at all who she thought she was. It will be the beginning of a long journey into a world where everything is not what […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Yemen of war is usually called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Very few journalists are allowed into the country to visit both the southern, government-controlled part and the areas controlled by the Houthi rebels, the northern parts of the country and the capital Sanaa. Join the house right at the front in the city of […]
Team Australia wins Snowboard Cross World Championship mixed gold
IDRE FJALL, Sweden, February 12 (Xinhua) – Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff qualified for the FIS Snowboard Cross World Championships in Idre Fjall, Sweden on Friday. After a fall in the singles competition on Thursday, she lost a narrow silver medal. Now she was the first to cross the finish line in the mixed event. “It’s […]
Actor Tord Peterson dead
Actor Tord Peterson, best known for his role as Ivar Pettersson in the “Änglagård” films, is dead. That confirms his daughter for Today’s news. He turned 94 years old. Peterson died Monday after a short illness. – We feel very happy to have had him with us for so long. He has filled our lives […]
Szygenda joins Team Vitality’s LEC list
In 2020, top plans helped Mathias “Szygenda” Jensen AGO Rogue finish in first place at Ultraliga Spring, take second place in Ultraliga Summer and win the EU Masters. The 19-year-old Dane is now taking his talents to Team Vitality to join his League of Legends European Championship (LEC). Szygenda joins four holdovers in the team […]
After the assassination of the nuclear physicist – Iran threatens retaliation
Iran accuses Israel of deadly attack on Iranian nuclear physicist. Hear our correspondents in the United States and the Middle East about the escalation. Participants: Johan-Mathias Sommarström, Middle East correspondent, Fernando Arias, US correspondent and Rouzbeh Parsi, program manager at the Middle East and North Africa program at the Foreign Policy Institute. Host: Jakob Rickardsson.
UN: the situation in the country has worsened further
There is a great risk that Yemen is heading into the worst famine in the world in decades – warns UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. According to Guterres, rapid and powerful action is needed if millions of people are not to die of starvation. Our Middle Eastern correspondent Johan-Mattias Sommarström describes people’s living situation as disgusting.
Iranian wrestler executed
Iran executed wrestler Navad Afkari early this morning. He was convicted of participating in protests in 2018 and of killing a security guard.But the verdict was based on an admission that he himself said came under torture. Protests and appeals from the outside world did not help human rights organizations,State Department, the International Wrestling Federation […]
“Small mistakes can lead to war at sea”
Tomorrow, Turkey launches a military exercise on the Turkish Cypriot side of the eastern Mediterranean. At the same time, it warns that the conflict in the Mediterranean between Turkey and Greece is escalating. Ekot’s correspondent Johan Mathias Sommarström is on the Turkish side, close to the small Greek island that has become the front line […]
Summer & Winter in P1
Salt, cormorant, dare chance – I have almost always said yes, says host Gry Forssell in his Summer. Sometimes it has been a success and sometimes it has been a failure. And, she says: If you drive on, say yes, test different things and jobs and then maybe make the wrong decision at some point […]
Summer & Winter in P1
“I think I love her. My psychologist. ” – I gesture on the two-seater sofa, talk quickly and laugh at myself and my stupid fears, says Therese Lindgren in her Summer.But the psychologist sitting opposite is not laughing. On the contrary, she explains that many of her patients share this fear and that it is […]
Summer & Winter in P1
Wants to give hope – This is a story about an eight-year-old girl from Gusum in Östergötland. A girl who kept a secret all alone for fifteen years. In the end, there were only two options: Tell or die. This is how Sofie Sarenbrant, one of Sweden’s most read detective story writers, begins her Summer. […]
